💚 Funding Transparency

100% open source, 100% transparent

The Phoenix Nest MARS Suite is developed entirely in the open. We believe in transparency about how development resources are spent. This page shows all costs associated with building and maintaining this software.

$629.77
Total Development Investment
Invested by Alex Pennington (KY4OLB)

Cost Breakdown

📊 By Category

🤖 AI Development Tools $385.02
🖥️ Hosting & Infrastructure $149.84
📦 Third-party Services $94.91

📁 By Project

Brain Core $88.22
Website $69.67
M110A Modem $67.97
Phoenix SDR $53.00
MARS Ops Suite $5.30

📜 Cost History

Every expense, recorded for accountability.

Date Description Category Amount
2025-12-13 ANTHROPIC CARD0918 (pending) phoenix_sdr 🤖 AI Tools $53.00
2025-12-12 CLAUDE.AI SUBSCRIPTION (pending) 🤖 AI Tools $106.00
2025-12-12 ANTHROPIC usage charges m110a-license-manager 🤖 AI Tools $5.30
2025-12-08 ANTHROPIC usage charges phoenix_nest_mars 🤖 AI Tools $5.30
2025-12-01 DigitalOcean hosting m110a-license-manager 🖥️ Hosting $43.17
2025-11-17 GitHub subscription pennington_m110a_demod 📦 Services $41.47
2025-11-13 CLAUDE.AI SUBSCRIPTION brain_core 🤖 AI Tools $88.22
2025-11-10 CLAUDE.AI SUBSCRIPTION m110a-license-manager 🤖 AI Tools $21.20
2025-11-03 DigitalOcean hosting 🖥️ Hosting $44.05
2025-10-31 ANTHROPIC debit card purchase 🤖 AI Tools $26.50
2025-10-31 ANTHROPIC debit card purchase 🤖 AI Tools $26.50
2025-10-23 ANTHROPIC debit card purchase pennington_m110a_demod 🤖 AI Tools $26.50
2025-10-17 ANTHROPIC usage charges 🤖 AI Tools $5.30
2025-10-17 GitHub subscription 📦 Services $39.00
2025-10-10 GitHub subscription 📦 Services $6.77
2025-10-08 CLAUDE.AI SUBSCRIPTION 🤖 AI Tools $21.20
2025-10-01 DigitalOcean hosting 🖥️ Hosting $31.42
2025-09-24 GitHub subscription 📦 Services $7.67
2025-09-08 DigitalOcean hosting 🖥️ Hosting $31.20